Wall cleaner



Aug. 26, 1947.v

o.l sTEVAsoN 'WALL CLEANER File@ June 4, 1945 gro/Ewen Patented Aug. 26, 19547 WALL CLEANER.

rville Stevason, Indianapolis, Ind.

Application June 4, 1945, Serial No. 597,517

1 anim. (o1. 15-219) This invention relates to mean for cleaning wall paper, whereby both ceiling and walls of a room may be cleaned by an operator standing upon the floor without his having to use ladders or scaffolding. The invention embodies means for holding the common dough-like wall paper cleaner in such manner that a cleaning surface thereof may be continuously reformed during the cleaning operation as the dirty particles of the cleaner roll or crumble away.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those versed in the art in the following description of one particular form of the invention as illustrated more or less diagrammatically in the accompanying drawing, in which A Fig. 1 is a View in side elevation and partial section of a device embodying the invention;

Fig. 2, a, central longitudinal section on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3, a longitudinal section on the line 3-3 in Fig. l. Y y Like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views in the drawing. y

Upon a tubular handle III I mount a head block II in rigid attachment thereto.A Along one side of the lblock II is fixed thereto a plate I2.

Adjacent the verticaledges of the plate I2 are fixed end Walls I3. head block II is hinged thereto a cover plate I4. Bolts I5 and I6 extend respectively from the plate I2 to extend through the cover plate I4 as means for securing the cover plate I4 in closed position as indicated in the several views in the drawing. The cover plate I4 when thus closed seats against 4the end walls I3 to form a box-like enclosure.

Within this enclosure is mounted a feed block I'I free to slide toward and away from the head that there will be an end portion always extending beyond the lower end of the tubular member On the reverse side of the Y Ill. On this extending portion of the shaft VI8 is preferably fixed some sort of a handle 20 as a means of turning the shaft I8 about its own axis so as to revolve the shaft through the Vnut I9 to advance or retract the lshaft I8 in reference to 2 the head I I. The upper end of the shaft I8 abuts the undersidel of the sliding feed block I1, and in the form herein shown, ts loosely within a socket 2l provided in the block. N

To use the device, the shaft I8 is turned to retract it suliiciently to permit the feed Iblock I'I to drop back toward the head block I I. The cover` plate i4 is opened by removing the wing nuts 22 provided on the bolts I5 and IB. 'I'hen a quantity of the dough-like cleaner 23 is kneaded or worked between the side walls I3 and the upperside of the block I'I against the back wall or plate I-2. The cleaner 23 is the usual commercial form of cleaner that may be kneaded and Worked. With the cleaner thus filled in above the block I'I, the cover plate I4 is pushed around back against the cleaner and is drawn up snugly thereagainst by returning the two nuts 22 to their respective bolts I5 and I6 and tightening them against the plate I4. This will cause the cleaner 23 to exude somewhat from the upper opening between the side walls I3 and the back and front plates I2 and I4 respectively, or at least sufficient prese-ntation of the cleaner at the opening can be had by screwing up the shaft I8 to push the block I7 against the cleaner to urge it outwardly from between the plates I2 and I4.

To prevent excessive crumbling or fbreaking oi of the cleaner Ain the portions extending beyond the plates I2 and I4, an open mesh fabric 24 is preferably wrapped over the end of the cleaner and pulled back over the plates I2 and I4 and secured in any suitable manner, such as by tying the fabric around the tubular handle II'I or preferably hooking it over the pins 25 provided on the under and outer side of the head block II. This fabric 24 may be any suitable scrap material, such as open mesh window curtains or the like.

With the device thus assembled, it is manipulated by drawing the projecting portion of the cleaner 23 exposed through the meshes of the fabric 24 across the wall or ceiling surface in long, even strokes. The shaft I8 is frequently turned to force more of the cleaner 23 out from the cavity between the plates I2 and I4 as the cleaner becomes used in the sweeping operations. The cleaner will, in the usual manner, tend to form crumbs, as it should, in order to carry away the dirty particles, and I provide a crumb catching pan 26 under the head block II adjustably positioned along the tubular member I 0. This is of particular advantage wheny the cleaner is being applied to'ceilings. Y

As indicated in Figs. 1 and 2; this vessel 26 is essentially a dished member having a central hole annessi therethrough from the margin of which extends a tubular ange 21 in telescoping Contact with the outside of the member lil. A thumb screw 28 screw-threadedly passes through the flange 2l to have an inner end abut the tubular member l as the means for securing the vessel 2li in any desired position along the member lil.

While have herein shown and described my invention; in" the one particular form; itis obvious that structural variations may be employed; par# ticularly in the manner of forming the cleaner receptacle walls, and I therefore do not desire to v be limited to that precise form beyond the limita'-Y tions as may be imposed by the following claims.

I claim:

A wall cleaning device for use in wiping a plastic, dough-like cleaner over a wall, comprising a cleaner containing box, rectangular in both'horizontal and vertical sections, and entirely open across its top sid'e, said opening being of an elongated-nature; aoor slidi'nglyfitted withinthe box; an i open mesh, flexible textile fabric laid across said opening andextending by end portions` down therefrom on` opposite longitudinal sicles'ofsaid box; securing means anchoring said Number end portion to maintain the fabric across the opening; and means for shifting said floor toward said opening to urge said cleaner against said fabric to bulge it outwardly into longitudinal conveX shape to shape said cleaner accordingly, said cleaner being extruded through the fabric in dis crete strings separated both longitudinally and llaterally of said opening, whereby said strings Name Date 2,335,623 Utterback Nov. 30, 1943 1,278,625 Forcierl Sept. 10, 1918 1266,3'60. Vialters Y May 14, 1918 1,111,499 Sayre' Sept.i22, 1914 1,999,462' Kenne `et a1. -f Apr. 30,v 1935 203,308 Brown' v Oct. 31, 1916 2,287,471 Israel 1 7 June 23', 1942 

